Basic Info

First Air: December 10, 1989

Rating: ⭐ 8.5/10 (90 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Last Episode

Name: Dekalog: Ten

Season: 1, Episode: 10

Air Date: 1990-07-06

Runtime: 60 min

“Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s goods.” Especially not when it leads to the conclusion of this black comedy about two brothers who inherit their father’s valuable stamp collection and end up paying rather more than they bargained for…

Videos

DEKALOG TRAILER (Vimeo)

Dekalog

1989 1 seasons 10 episodes ⭐ 8.5/10 90 votes

Overview

Originally made for Polish television, “The Decalogue” focuses on the residents of a housing complex in late-Communist Poland, whose lives become subtly intertwined as they face emotional dilemmas that are at once deeply personal and universally human. Its ten hour-long films, drawing from the Ten Commandments for thematic inspiration and an overarching structure, grapple deftly with complex moral and existential questions concerning life, death, love, hate, truth, and the passage of time.